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that's what we don't know. >> tom brokaw? >> well, it seems to me that the middle class is going to have a date for the prom. everybody is talking about protecting the middle class here. so i think this deal will probably get done around the middle class tax cut. it's at what level. $400,000 or $250,000 or some other number. which is going to be critically important. a lot of people don't realize in a large urban and suburban areas of america, $250,000 doesn't make you rich. have you two kids in college at $60,000. if you're a boomer, you may have a dependent parent of some kind. spending another $20,000 or $25,000 on that. you have to have a definition of what is the middle class. to david's point, i do really believe that the president doesn't work hard enough at bringing everybody into the white house and rolling up his sleeves, having him in the living quarters, getting them around the table and saying, how can we get this deal done? he didn't talk downstream about tax reform, for example. and i think it would have been h
that's what we don't know. >> tom brokaw? >> well, it seems to me that the middle class is going to have a date for the prom. everybody is talking about protecting the middle class here. so i think this deal will probably get done around the middle class tax cut. it's at what level. $400,000 or $250,000 or some other number. which is going to be critically important. a lot of people don't realize in a large urban and suburban areas of america, $250,000 doesn't make you rich. have...
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joining me, nbc's tom brokaw. presidential historian doris kearns goodwin, executive editor at random house, jon meacham. david brook of "the new york times." and our political director and chief white house correspondent chuck todd. all coming up next. se correspondent, chuck todd, all there is no mass-produced human. so we created the extraordinarily comfortable sleep number experience. a collection of innovations designed around a bed with dualair technology that allows you to adjust to the support your body needs - each of your bodies. our sleep professionals will help you find your sleep number setting. exclusively at a sleep number store. comfort individualized. save 50% on the final closeout of our silver limited edition bed plus special financing through new years day. >>> coming up, reaction from my roundtable. you heard the president lay out his big agenda items for his second term. immigration, the economy, energy, middle class tax cuts not to mention gun control. can he realistically get any of them do
joining me, nbc's tom brokaw. presidential historian doris kearns goodwin, executive editor at random house, jon meacham. david brook of "the new york times." and our political director and chief white house correspondent chuck todd. all coming up next. se correspondent, chuck todd, all there is no mass-produced human. so we created the extraordinarily comfortable sleep number experience. a collection of innovations designed around a bed with dualair technology that allows you to...
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that's what we don't know. >> tom brokaw? >> well, it seems to me that the middle class is going to have a date for the prom. everybody is talking about protecting the middle class here. so i think this deal will probably get done around the middle class tax cut. it's at what level. $400,000 or $250,000 or some other number. which is going to be critically important. a lot of people don't realize in a large urban and suburban areas of america, $250,000 doesn't make you rich. have you two kids in college at $60,000. if you're a boomer, you may have a dependent parent of some kind. spending another $20,000 or $25,000 on that. you have to have a definition of what is the middle class. to david's point, i do really believe that the president doesn't work hard enough at bringing everybody into the white house and rolling up his sleeves, having him in the living quarters, getting them around the table and saying, how can we get this deal done? he didn't talk downstream about tax reform, for example. and i think it would have been h
that's what we don't know. >> tom brokaw? >> well, it seems to me that the middle class is going to have a date for the prom. everybody is talking about protecting the middle class here. so i think this deal will probably get done around the middle class tax cut. it's at what level. $400,000 or $250,000 or some other number. which is going to be critically important. a lot of people don't realize in a large urban and suburban areas of america, $250,000 doesn't make you rich. have...
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tom brokaw. author of the best-selling "new york times" best-selling book, "thomas jefferson, the art of power," jon meacham, david brooks and author of the clinicen biography, doris kerns goodwin. my big takeaway, the president is setting a tone with republicans, putting them on notice that yes, taxes are going to go up and that he's going to drive a hard bargain on a lot of different issues rather than trying to bring them into the fold, he doesn't feel like compromise is going to work. >> first let's say what's happening is pathetic. when you think about the revolutionary generation, the civil war generation, world war ii generation, we've got a dysfunctional process. i think most of the blame still has to go to the republicans. they've had a brain freeze since the election. they have no strategy. you don't know what they want. they haven't decided what they want. if i default president obama, i would say sometimes he governs like a visitor from a superior civilization. he comes in here and he
tom brokaw. author of the best-selling "new york times" best-selling book, "thomas jefferson, the art of power," jon meacham, david brooks and author of the clinicen biography, doris kerns goodwin. my big takeaway, the president is setting a tone with republicans, putting them on notice that yes, taxes are going to go up and that he's going to drive a hard bargain on a lot of different issues rather than trying to bring them into the fold, he doesn't feel like compromise is...
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on "meet the press" tom brokaw says there's a simple explanation for what's wrong with our election and lawmakers sent to washington. >> the system is rigged. 75% of the congressmen come from gerry mandered districts in which they are bullet proof. >> as 2012 comes to an end. the 112th congress will go down in history as the most unproductive in 60 years, only 219 bills have been passed and has become law compared to 380 bills passed by the last congress, 460 by the one before that. >>> despite that terrible record president obama has signed an executive order giving returning members of congress a 1% raise. >>> and the senate did put in some extra work hours last night but there was some glumbling. one senator said quote this is definitely not a kunbaya moment. >>> now for a look at your new year's eve weather let's turn to bill karins. happy new year's eve morning. >> big day, right? >> it is. going to be a cold one. >> maybe not for i but for everyone it's a cold. a little bit of snow to talk about. no big blockbuster snowstorms. the cold air is the story. easily be the coldest week
on "meet the press" tom brokaw says there's a simple explanation for what's wrong with our election and lawmakers sent to washington. >> the system is rigged. 75% of the congressmen come from gerry mandered districts in which they are bullet proof. >> as 2012 comes to an end. the 112th congress will go down in history as the most unproductive in 60 years, only 219 bills have been passed and has become law compared to 380 bills passed by the last congress, 460 by the one...
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on "meet the press" nbc's tom brokaw says there's a simple explanation for what's wrong with our elections and the lawmakers sent to washington. >> the system is rigged. 75% of the congressmen come from gerrymandered districts which which they are bullet proof. >> as 2012 comes to an end the 112th congress will go down in history as the most unproductive in 60 years. 219 bills have been passed. that's compared to 383 bills passed by the last congress. 460 by the one before that. >>> despite that terrible record president obama has signed an executive order giving returning members of congress up to a 1% raise ending a pay freeze going back to 2009. >>> the nature did put in some extra working hours last night but there was some grumbling. one senator said quote this is definitely not a kumbaya moment. and that's your morning dish of scrambled politics. for your new year's eve weather we turn to bill karins. happy new year's eve morning. >> it's a big day, right? >> it is a big day. and a cold one. >> maybe not for you and i but for everyone else it's a fun day. last day of 2012 is very col
on "meet the press" nbc's tom brokaw says there's a simple explanation for what's wrong with our elections and the lawmakers sent to washington. >> the system is rigged. 75% of the congressmen come from gerrymandered districts which which they are bullet proof. >> as 2012 comes to an end the 112th congress will go down in history as the most unproductive in 60 years. 219 bills have been passed. that's compared to 383 bills passed by the last congress. 460 by the one before...
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there's more security around tom brokaw then admiral mullen. [laughter] so are we the next greatest generation? as the lead author of this project i would say we are prepared for greatness. we served in unique ways. we bled and lost class late -- classmates and subordinates and seniors on the battlefield and you see this in the book. it changes the way you want to serve at home. how do the world war ii generation do it? they said the ultimate sector fice, they came home and read engine of progress for this nation or the latter part of the century. week, the 2.5 million veterans who were coming home in the years to come are prepared for good things, for great things, to lead our country in uniform and out and you will see for those great stories in the latter part of our book. and in closing, the greatest generation in the 20th century lives through the great depression and fought a two-front war. our generation faced a faceless enemy and return to to a country and economic turmoil. we aspire to be the next greatest generation showing humility a
there's more security around tom brokaw then admiral mullen. [laughter] so are we the next greatest generation? as the lead author of this project i would say we are prepared for greatness. we served in unique ways. we bled and lost class late -- classmates and subordinates and seniors on the battlefield and you see this in the book. it changes the way you want to serve at home. how do the world war ii generation do it? they said the ultimate sector fice, they came home and read engine of...
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appropriately tom brokaw joins us as well. okay. >> tom brokaw and bill murray. >> counterintuitive. >> the last person i want to compete with is bill murray. >> you're good, tom. i kind of like your cover, except for the pink bra. you had to go there and have boobs there somewhere. >> everybody is geeking out that. >> geeking out? >> bill murray is a fascinating choice. i remember when he was going to play fdr, i was really, really surprised. the reviews are in and he did a masterful job. >> jon has his book on jefferson. we need more big stories playing historic people. ryan gosling playing jefferson. >> i think that jon's success of his book speaks to this as well. people are looking for a brave he and heroic leaders at critical times in history. fdr led this country out of depression and into the history of man kind and he was also charming and complicated. >> just like bill murray. >> just like bill murray. he had a whole string of caddie shack franchises across the country. >> exactly. he loved to play pranks on people l
appropriately tom brokaw joins us as well. okay. >> tom brokaw and bill murray. >> counterintuitive. >> the last person i want to compete with is bill murray. >> you're good, tom. i kind of like your cover, except for the pink bra. you had to go there and have boobs there somewhere. >> everybody is geeking out that. >> geeking out? >> bill murray is a fascinating choice. i remember when he was going to play fdr, i was really, really surprised. the...
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at the table now nbc news, tom brokaw and also former foreign policy to the bush administration and romney campaign. dan senor and washington pulitzer prize, nbc political analyst, eugene robinson. i kid dan because i love him. dan, i'm just curious, wh what -- you're a conservative like me. i think you've probably been supportive of gun rights as me, supportive of the second amendment, have the same world view as me. i'm curious, how have things changed around your house? how have things changed in your mind since friday when it comes do this issue? are you perhaps less of an absolutist like me than you were on friday? >> i think this touch es everybody not connected in different ways, particularly people with young kids, a whole new world. campbell called me friday, had gone early friday afternoon to pick up our kids from school. she told me around 1:00 p.m. all the mothers there picking up their kids were in tears. this idea, you send your kids to school and you just assume, sort of intuitively sending your kids to school is this safe place, this safe space. you don't have to think abou
at the table now nbc news, tom brokaw and also former foreign policy to the bush administration and romney campaign. dan senor and washington pulitzer prize, nbc political analyst, eugene robinson. i kid dan because i love him. dan, i'm just curious, wh what -- you're a conservative like me. i think you've probably been supportive of gun rights as me, supportive of the second amendment, have the same world view as me. i'm curious, how have things changed around your house? how have things...
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>> tom brokaw of? >> looks like will ferrell. >> how about this? didn't know who this is? >> the situation. >> is a character in a sleazy reality show but more near him then politicians did >> "the situation." john: thiss one reason they are dumb older rock concerts. many of the young people had no clue of them. it is a fine young people don't vote. most of them don't pay attention and will be less likely to vote. but i take heat for saying that saying some people shouldn't vote is sacrilegious, but when economists agree with me, author of the myth of the rational voter, why democracies choose bad policies. because voters are not rational? >> exactly. john: people want to do the right thing. >> people do want to do the right thing, but that doesn't mean they are doing it. if you try to do the right thing without knowing what you are doing you can easily messed things up. john: so voters don't have an incentive to get informed? >> what would happen if you voted at random? the same thing that happens to you otherwise. nothing. you are just one little vote out of millions and
>> tom brokaw of? >> looks like will ferrell. >> how about this? didn't know who this is? >> the situation. >> is a character in a sleazy reality show but more near him then politicians did >> "the situation." john: thiss one reason they are dumb older rock concerts. many of the young people had no clue of them. it is a fine young people don't vote. most of them don't pay attention and will be less likely to vote. but i take heat for saying that...
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if i'm tom brokaw, if i'm matt lauer or brian williams, i'd be embarrassed by what my news organization is doing regularly now. >> you know, what's interesting to me is that i think this whole conversation about race over the last four years since the president's been in office. i mean, there has been an undertone where we haven't used racial language specifically, but there's been a racial con connotation. >> this is where i disagree. >> he's one of the most educated men ever, and we're still questioning whether he's born in the country. >> here's the thing. we actually haven't had a conversation about race, and that's where i disagree with you. because a conversation about race is something that happens outside of the dog whistle attacks. both sides -- either side, no side, throw it all off. we were called a nation of cow yards by eric holder. the president had a moment with professor gates. he had all these times when he could have led on the issue. regardless of color, any president has that opportunity. he had greater opportunity. instead he used it. >> sean: we'll put you all back
if i'm tom brokaw, if i'm matt lauer or brian williams, i'd be embarrassed by what my news organization is doing regularly now. >> you know, what's interesting to me is that i think this whole conversation about race over the last four years since the president's been in office. i mean, there has been an undertone where we haven't used racial language specifically, but there's been a racial con connotation. >> this is where i disagree. >> he's one of the most educated men...
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we heard tom brokaw. is the partisan redistricting fair? >> absolutely. i think tom is right on point there. it is not just republicans here that for the most part have their own constituency. i think also the democrats, as well. this is a circular firing squad and both sides are to blame for this hyperpartisanship that we have here in washington, d.c. both sides are emboldined by their core constitchancies and that is reinforced on both sides. they only hear what they want to hear. they have their own twisted version of the constitution instead of compromising like the way it should have been done many, many months ago. >> thanks to you both. >> thanks. >>> coming up political prediction for 2013. new year and new hope for bipartisanship on capitol hill? [ sniffs ] i have a cold. [ sniffs ] i took dayquil but my nose is still runny. [ male announcer ] truth is, dayquil doesn't treat that. really? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus fights your worst cold symptoms, plus it relieves your runny nose. [ breathes deeply ] awesome. [ male announcer ] yes, it
we heard tom brokaw. is the partisan redistricting fair? >> absolutely. i think tom is right on point there. it is not just republicans here that for the most part have their own constituency. i think also the democrats, as well. this is a circular firing squad and both sides are to blame for this hyperpartisanship that we have here in washington, d.c. both sides are emboldined by their core constitchancies and that is reinforced on both sides. they only hear what they want to hear. they...
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i did what tom brokaw did. i took the wrong pills. i was on my way to the gym. got into the car. got into a car accident. but there was no alcohol in my blood. that's what happened. >> the case in general. >> yes. >> good luck with that. >> thank you. >> let's talk about taylor swift before you go. she's the hot woman at the moment. she's dating a british rock star. she was honored at the rfk centers gala. >> and incidentally, you can get one direction tickets, too, on the -- >> well, there you go. is she nice, taylor swift? >> so fantastic. such an amazing woman. she spoke. she gave about a 20-minute speech, sang 4 songs the other night. very deep, very moving. >> good for her. she's the most hated woman in britain, thanks to her fling with harry styles. >> my daughter, makaylamakayla, is very unhappy with her right now. >>> next up, gordon brown, on everything from the american economy, to the royal baby, to his personal mission about child labor. ♪ [ ding! ] losing your chex mix too easily? time to deploy the boring-potato chip decoy bag. then no one will want to steal the d
i did what tom brokaw did. i took the wrong pills. i was on my way to the gym. got into the car. got into a car accident. but there was no alcohol in my blood. that's what happened. >> the case in general. >> yes. >> good luck with that. >> thank you. >> let's talk about taylor swift before you go. she's the hot woman at the moment. she's dating a british rock star. she was honored at the rfk centers gala. >> and incidentally, you can get one direction...
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joining me, nbc's tom brokaw. presidential historian doris goodwin, john meachum, david brooks of the "new york times" and chuck todd. all coming up next. >> i think most of the blame still has to go to the republicans. they've had a brain freeze since the election. they have no strategy. they don't know what they want, and they haven't decided what they want. but if i had to fault president obama, i would say sometimes he has governed like a visitor from a morally superior civilization. he comes in here, and he will not -- he'll talk with boehner. he won't talk with the other republicans. he hasn't built their trust. boehner actually made a pretty serious concession, $800 billion in tax revenues. probably willing to go up on rates. but the trust wasn't there to get that done. if the president wants to get stuff done over the next four years, it's got to be a lot more than making the intellectual concessions. it's got to get to the place where republicans say, ok, we'll take a risk. this guy won't screw us. they d
joining me, nbc's tom brokaw. presidential historian doris goodwin, john meachum, david brooks of the "new york times" and chuck todd. all coming up next. >> i think most of the blame still has to go to the republicans. they've had a brain freeze since the election. they have no strategy. they don't know what they want, and they haven't decided what they want. but if i had to fault president obama, i would say sometimes he has governed like a visitor from a morally superior...
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ugh. >> but you do do a good tom brokaw. do tom breaokaw coughing. >> thank you, again. >> busted! >> first, this is "today" on nbc. >>> all of us have been moved by the tragedy at sandy hook elementary. some people are showing their support with simple and touching acts of kindness. nbc's andrea canning has that part of the story. andrea, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. there are so many questions about friday's shooting. but one that just about everyone is asking, how do we best honor the victims? it's a question being answered in small ways in newtown, connecticut, and around the world. 6-year-old emilie parker's tiny heart was full of love and kindness. her father robert made an emotional plea for that spirit to be the legacy of this tragedy. >> let it not turn into something that defines us. something that inspires us to be better, to be more compassionate, and more humble people. >> reporter: pouring into newtown are acts of kindness. anonymous deliveries of christmas trees from north carolina, and a day of free coffee at the town's general store fro
ugh. >> but you do do a good tom brokaw. do tom breaokaw coughing. >> thank you, again. >> busted! >> first, this is "today" on nbc. >>> all of us have been moved by the tragedy at sandy hook elementary. some people are showing their support with simple and touching acts of kindness. nbc's andrea canning has that part of the story. andrea, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. there are so many questions about friday's...
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tom brokaw road about the british generation where people would fight and die for this country with pride. the question for our generation is not whether we will fight and die but what we will fight for an america that believes in the american dream, or will we allow this to become the american memory? if we lose hope, the global consequences will almost pale in comparison to the domestic consequences. [applause] >> this comes back to the national security case for improving education. it is produced the kind people we need to staff at various government agencies and the military. it is for reasons of competitiveness, reasons of citizenship. we all have to go out. i think what condie is getting at is fundamental. for a policy we set by our example. it is as important that any talk of a point given to any ambassador. we talk about ideas. the battle for ideas continues. talking about singapore china, somehow this is a feature or is not. one of the ways we will make sure it is not as by dealing with the issues essential to this conference here today. the next person we will hear some is the
tom brokaw road about the british generation where people would fight and die for this country with pride. the question for our generation is not whether we will fight and die but what we will fight for an america that believes in the american dream, or will we allow this to become the american memory? if we lose hope, the global consequences will almost pale in comparison to the domestic consequences. [applause] >> this comes back to the national security case for improving education. it...
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because i -- about 30 years ago, more than 30 years ago, tom brokaw, the former anchor, nbc evening -- nightly -- i don't know what they call it. he says, i'm going to teach you to fly fish. and by the way, i don't like activities that require pointers and tips. >> jimmy: right. >> you can either do it or you can't do it. but i don't like a lot of, okay, straighten your elbow, no, no, keep your head down, spread your feet, now straighten your elbow, no, no, keep your head up, no, it's back here, it's 12 to 1, no, it's 12 to 3, you did 12 to 4. that's not going to help me. >> jimmy: yeah. >> so tom and i go out to central park, and there's a puddle or something, and we're -- and i couldn't do it. i just couldn't do it. and i didn't care. and then -- and then tom said, you really ought to go to montana. go to montana, go to montana. so finally just to shut tom up i went to montana. and that changed my life. and started fly fishing. i've been doing it for 30 years and i'm no good at it. and i don't care. i just like standing in the river. >> jimmy: right, exactly. [ applause ] >> jimmy:
because i -- about 30 years ago, more than 30 years ago, tom brokaw, the former anchor, nbc evening -- nightly -- i don't know what they call it. he says, i'm going to teach you to fly fish. and by the way, i don't like activities that require pointers and tips. >> jimmy: right. >> you can either do it or you can't do it. but i don't like a lot of, okay, straighten your elbow, no, no, keep your head down, spread your feet, now straighten your elbow, no, no, keep your head up, no,...
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>> some people are defining father surrendered the greatest generation despite tom brokaw for world war ii. >> i would say the greatest generation politically in terms of love of country. when you heard the generation of the founding fathers, when you heard eisenhower speak, for example, you knew he's upped his country. john kennedy. you knew he loved his country. i didn't get that feeling from either of his class the other night in the debate. i didn't hear it either of them say they love their country. >> to me, talking about the founding fathers of these are people that could've easily been hung. >> at all committed treason. this was a british -- they were british subjects and they sought to overthrow the rule of the british king and parliament. not at first. only weeks before they signed the declaration of independence, they appealed to king, to give parliament off their backs. they said we want to remain british subjects and continued to rule of the british king. the king smiled and reject that it. and the other questions? on that note, we will let harlow sign some books. i thank e
>> some people are defining father surrendered the greatest generation despite tom brokaw for world war ii. >> i would say the greatest generation politically in terms of love of country. when you heard the generation of the founding fathers, when you heard eisenhower speak, for example, you knew he's upped his country. john kennedy. you knew he loved his country. i didn't get that feeling from either of his class the other night in the debate. i didn't hear it either of them say...
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today's tweet of the day comes from our own tom brokaw who writes kennedy center honors deniro, fey, m. freeman, kid rock. no one fell off stage or fiscal no one fell off stage or fiscal cliff. ♪ the weather outside is frightful ♪ ♪ but the fire is so delightful ♪ nothing melts away the cold like a hot, delicious bowl of chicken noodle soup from campbell's. ♪ let it snow, let it snow >>> a twilight wedding, watch out for flying bears and the pope goes hi-tech. who knew it was even available? a university of las vegas grad student said she is going marry twilight's edward cohen. actually it's a cardboard cut out of actor robert posing as the vampire. she's doing it as a thesis project and has a commentary on the two sides of las vegas, the real and the fantasy. >>> it was raining bears in hershey, pennsylvania, literally. almost 13,000 of them. an annual fundraiser for are the children's miracle network. fans were encourage tlod the stuffed anim bears on the rink. >>> amazing show of support for a massachusetts woman fighting cancer. a flash mob was organized outside of her
today's tweet of the day comes from our own tom brokaw who writes kennedy center honors deniro, fey, m. freeman, kid rock. no one fell off stage or fiscal no one fell off stage or fiscal cliff. ♪ the weather outside is frightful ♪ ♪ but the fire is so delightful ♪ nothing melts away the cold like a hot, delicious bowl of chicken noodle soup from campbell's. ♪ let it snow, let it snow >>> a twilight wedding, watch out for flying bears and the pope goes hi-tech. who knew it was...
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and from tom brokaw, who tweeted on friday something that has been shared thousands of times, it's not enough to talk about access to guns. we have to talk about a popular culture that treats violence as routine. >> let me go back to secretary bennett's point. there are so many ways, access points into schools, schools have to be safe sanctuaries. we need to stop this routine view that just having more guns will make people safer. we are opposed to having in a safe sanctuary like an eleme elementary school someone who has access to guns. and i would ask governor snyder to veto the bill that says concealed weapons in schools would be ok. but this notion of we can actually do things in schools, we can actually have more guidance counselors, more social workers, psychologists, all of whom who have been cut because of the cuts. we can do more of these things to destigmatize mental illness and have more access as well as a whole package of sensible gun laws. >> governor, while you were homeland security secretary, what was the point of counterterror? it was to harden the targets. to limit d
and from tom brokaw, who tweeted on friday something that has been shared thousands of times, it's not enough to talk about access to guns. we have to talk about a popular culture that treats violence as routine. >> let me go back to secretary bennett's point. there are so many ways, access points into schools, schools have to be safe sanctuaries. we need to stop this routine view that just having more guns will make people safer. we are opposed to having in a safe sanctuary like an eleme...
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and from tom brokaw, who tweeted on friday something that has been shared thousands of times, it's not enough to talk about access to guns. we have to talk about a popular culture that treats violence as routine. >> let me go back to secretary bennett's point. there are so many ways, access points into schools, schools have to be safe sanctuaries. we need to stop this routine view that just having more guns will make people safer. we are opposed to having in a safe sanctuary like an eleme elementary school someone who has access to guns. and i would ask governor snyder to veto the bill that says concealed weapons in schools would be ok. but this notion of we can actually do things in schools, we can actually have more guidance counselors, more social workers, psychologists, all of whom who have been cut because of the cuts. we can do more of these things to destigmatize mental illness and have more access as well as a whole package of sensible gun laws. >> governor, while you were homeland security secretary, what was the point of counterterror? it was to harden the targets. to limit d
and from tom brokaw, who tweeted on friday something that has been shared thousands of times, it's not enough to talk about access to guns. we have to talk about a popular culture that treats violence as routine. >> let me go back to secretary bennett's point. there are so many ways, access points into schools, schools have to be safe sanctuaries. we need to stop this routine view that just having more guns will make people safer. we are opposed to having in a safe sanctuary like an eleme...
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. >> i think the one person i'd love to have dinner with is tom brokaw. he's still one of the most respected authorities and respected voices in our journalistic dialogue. >> i would really love maya angelou to be there and maybe even madonna. i'd love to have like a really eclectic group of people there. >> well, i've had dinner with joe scarborough. but i never had dinner with mika brzezinski. so you know, joe eats very nice. none of the food gets on him. and i'm sure mika's probably very nice at the dinner table. >> i'd like to have dinner with angelina jolie. but like she can't bring her kids. i'd like to say that. no kids, jolie. and no stealing my husband. >> i'd like to have dinner with barack. and you know what? i'm so open-minded, michelle can come to dinner, too. it's not just him. i'd like to talk to her and figure out how she gets those arms. i'm very all about my first lady arms. >> i would not want to have dinner with barack obama. he seems like somebody who never drips on himself, and i do drip on myself. and i like to enjoy my food and i d
. >> i think the one person i'd love to have dinner with is tom brokaw. he's still one of the most respected authorities and respected voices in our journalistic dialogue. >> i would really love maya angelou to be there and maybe even madonna. i'd love to have like a really eclectic group of people there. >> well, i've had dinner with joe scarborough. but i never had dinner with mika brzezinski. so you know, joe eats very nice. none of the food gets on him. and i'm sure mika's...
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and from tom brokaw, our colleague who tweeted on friday something that's been shared thousands of times, his thought, it's not enough to talk about access to guns we also have to address a pop particular culture that treats graphic violence as routine. randy? >> let me go back to secretary bennett's point. there are so many ways, access points into schools, schools have to be safe sanctuaries. so we need to actually stop this routine view that just having more guns will actually make people safer. we're ew posed to having in a safe sanctuary like an elementary school, having someone who has access to guns and i would ask governor schneider to veto the bill that says concealed weapons in schools would be okay. but this notion of we can actually do things in schools and they've been cut because of the cuts. we can do wrap-around services and we can do more of these things as he said to destigmatize mental illness and to have more access as well as a whole package of sensible -- >> governor, oh mr. security secretary, what was the point of counterterror. to limit damage? >> you always try
and from tom brokaw, our colleague who tweeted on friday something that's been shared thousands of times, his thought, it's not enough to talk about access to guns we also have to address a pop particular culture that treats graphic violence as routine. randy? >> let me go back to secretary bennett's point. there are so many ways, access points into schools, schools have to be safe sanctuaries. so we need to actually stop this routine view that just having more guns will actually make...
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from tom brokaw, our colleague who treated on friday, something that has been shared thousands of times his talk. it's not enough to talk about access to guns we also have to talk about a popular culture that treats graphic violence as routine. >> let me go back to this point. there are so many ways, access points into schools. schools have to be safe sanctuaries, so we have to stop this routine view that having more guns will actually make people safer. so we are opposed to someone having access to guns and i would ask governor snider to veto the bill to say concealed weapons in schools would be okay. but this notion of we can actually do things in schools, we can actually have more guidance counselors, more social workers, psychologists all of whom have been cut. we can do more of these things to destigmatize mental illness and to have more access as well as a whole package. >> what was the point of counterterror? it was to hardin the targets, to limit damage. >> yes. you always try to reduce the risk, and think that's what bill's referring to and i think that's some form of it to red
from tom brokaw, our colleague who treated on friday, something that has been shared thousands of times his talk. it's not enough to talk about access to guns we also have to talk about a popular culture that treats graphic violence as routine. >> let me go back to this point. there are so many ways, access points into schools. schools have to be safe sanctuaries, so we have to stop this routine view that having more guns will actually make people safer. so we are opposed to someone...
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i was wondering if that ever happened to tom brokaw -- >> you incorrectly infer that my speech is floored. >> stephanie: what if he had to take a breath -- >> breathalyzer. i haven't consumed any alcohol. brown-hole-liquor. >> stephanie: just kind up the voice box, any can play. >> that's the sort of thing you are going to get in january. a voice box. i wonder what it would sound like if -- [♪ magic wand ♪] >> stephanie: i think it might sound a something like this. >> was he driving in illinois by chance? >> stephanie: maybe an escalade. >> stephanie: an escalade in illinois. or a lincoln continental. >> sam donaldson was pulled over in [ mumbling ] delaware. >> stephanie: what if it was where mary kay -- lived -- >> [ mumbling ] >> stephanie: what? >> that's the only reason i know that guy's name. >> it takes a [ mumbling ] >> stephanie: did you see this one. [♪ "world news tonight" theme ♪] >> >> stephanie: shooting occurred because women ran the school. >> really? >> stephanie: that is according to the national review, which suggested that newtown we the price of the second am
i was wondering if that ever happened to tom brokaw -- >> you incorrectly infer that my speech is floored. >> stephanie: what if he had to take a breath -- >> breathalyzer. i haven't consumed any alcohol. brown-hole-liquor. >> stephanie: just kind up the voice box, any can play. >> that's the sort of thing you are going to get in january. a voice box. i wonder what it would sound like if -- [♪ magic wand ♪] >> stephanie: i think it might sound a something...
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tom brokaw on cnbc talked about it. why is it not okay to talk about issues with medicare? >> some issues are easier to resolve than others. that means testing of medicare is much more complicated. i don't think there's enough time to resolve it. >> why is it more complicated? >> i'm sorry. >> why is it more complicated? >> because it involves virtually a much larger segment of the population and i don't believe the political will is there to deal with it right now. we're trying to deal with an issue that probably has to be dealt with in the next two weeks and i don't think there he's enough political will to deal with it in the next two weeks. in the context of resolving our problems the next several years, that issue has to be dealt with. i don't think it's an issue in the next two weeks. >> do you think it's a good idea to means test medicare? >> means testing medicare is a complicated issue. the definition of means testing varies who you are and how you define it. it's too easy to say we should do it or not do it. it's an issue like all issues to be looked at but i don'
tom brokaw on cnbc talked about it. why is it not okay to talk about issues with medicare? >> some issues are easier to resolve than others. that means testing of medicare is much more complicated. i don't think there's enough time to resolve it. >> why is it more complicated? >> i'm sorry. >> why is it more complicated? >> because it involves virtually a much larger segment of the population and i don't believe the political will is there to deal with it right...
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he was part of, as tom brokaw wrote, america's greatest generation. 1942, he married the love of his life, nay oh moo opal gorley and they raised two loving daughters, dorothy and kathy jean. bolt, after the war, returned to fowler and was appointed post-master a position he held for 27 years. known for his dedication and friendly demeanor, as many times he would personally deliver packages, not just during the christmas season but throughout the year because of course everybody knew cecil. his decades of public service extended far beyond the walls of the post office which centered as a hub of activity for the community. cecil volunteered every day for more than 17 years at the marshall elementary school where hi -- his service helped shape a generation of young people. he was also a faithful and active member of the presbyterian church of fowler where he served as a sunday schoolteacher and kids club volunteer. for his service, he received the citizen of the year award in 1969 and the silent servant of the year award in 2004. sadly after years and years of service, see sail -- ceci
he was part of, as tom brokaw wrote, america's greatest generation. 1942, he married the love of his life, nay oh moo opal gorley and they raised two loving daughters, dorothy and kathy jean. bolt, after the war, returned to fowler and was appointed post-master a position he held for 27 years. known for his dedication and friendly demeanor, as many times he would personally deliver packages, not just during the christmas season but throughout the year because of course everybody knew cecil. his...
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not only was a hero in so many ways but i think connected all of us to the greatest generation, as tom brokaw titled that generation, and there was no better example of that quiet, purposeful, heroic dedication to service than the senator from hawaii, the president pro tempore, the chairman of the appropriation committees, but most of all just the great american. last year when school was out, my -- my youngest son charlie was here for lunch and -- in the senate dining room. he saw mr. inouye, and he had seen ken byrne's world war ii documentary where the senator was being -- being recognized. and he said, i saw him in the documentary on world war ii. and i asked senator inouye to come over and speak to charlie and his friends, and he did. and they were so thrilled to meet him. and then when that was over and the senator walked away, charlie then told a story from the documentary where -- who -- which he only seen only once, and it had been a month before -- and he was seven -- but he said during the war, he captured a german soldier and the german soldier reached in his pocket and he
not only was a hero in so many ways but i think connected all of us to the greatest generation, as tom brokaw titled that generation, and there was no better example of that quiet, purposeful, heroic dedication to service than the senator from hawaii, the president pro tempore, the chairman of the appropriation committees, but most of all just the great american. last year when school was out, my -- my youngest son charlie was here for lunch and -- in the senate dining room. he saw mr. inouye,...
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brokaw, four-bar general wesley clark, all these incredible people asking questions. >> he won? >> he won. i still think like an athlete, but they selected 15. my friends and family were like, you competed against him? he won it? you were still talking to him? >> i did not give the fellowship, but i got the fella. [laughter] >> i loved what you were saying. the have a poster that says, what were you do if you were not afraid? you said that question, it is a game changer. >> it all over facebook, we have all of these posters that are very inspiring and they really and forman drive the culture. there are things like, perceived to be bold, think wrong, move fast and break things. >> what does it think wrong mean that? >> forget about convention. look at the white board and come up with something. if you do not like the way across swap works, change it. dixit, change it. do not think in conventional ways. -- fix it. change it. break the mold. follow whenever your vision is. take risks. .f you fail, it's ok what would you do if you're not afraid, it has become a personal mantra. i'm
brokaw, four-bar general wesley clark, all these incredible people asking questions. >> he won? >> he won. i still think like an athlete, but they selected 15. my friends and family were like, you competed against him? he won it? you were still talking to him? >> i did not give the fellowship, but i got the fella. [laughter] >> i loved what you were saying. the have a poster that says, what were you do if you were not afraid? you said that question, it is a game changer....
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before tom brokaw coined the phrase, we knew it as was it referred to particularly here in the senate, where some of us were privileged to serve with people like bob dole, john glenn, fritz hollings, and so many others. danny was a bridge to that generation, the generation that i revered growing up in the shadows of world war ii. i remember talking with my dad and hearing how he had volunteered for the army air corps, as war loomed over europe. and he shared with me his regret that when he came down with tuberculosis -- he was a pilot flying dc-3's, paratroopers, preparing to go over for the invasion -- but he came down with tuberculosis, then he was released from active duty, and in his perception never got his chance to defend the country. i think about just how much more complicated the prospect of going to war must have been for a young danny inouye. just 23 21 years old with dreamf becoming a surgeon, dreams interrupted by pearl harbor. here he was, the son of immigrants, who came to work in hawaii's pineapple fields. his entire life he had thought of himself as a patriotic ameri
before tom brokaw coined the phrase, we knew it as was it referred to particularly here in the senate, where some of us were privileged to serve with people like bob dole, john glenn, fritz hollings, and so many others. danny was a bridge to that generation, the generation that i revered growing up in the shadows of world war ii. i remember talking with my dad and hearing how he had volunteered for the army air corps, as war loomed over europe. and he shared with me his regret that when he came...